RC 260820702Africa Melane
Thursday, 20 August 2026
Call-ins on South Africa’s democratic settlement dominated the show, with sharp debate on accountability, while the taxi crackdown, gambling risks, and prison deaths all drew attention.
- 04:12
Listeners argued over a reported ANC-National Party deal not to prosecute apartheid-era leaders, with one caller calling democracy a “waste” and another saying politicians simply behave that way.
- 05:07
Gauteng traffic operations found 46 minibuses without valid licence discs and 49 drivers without valid licences, and the National Taxi Alliance backed the enforcement while urging faster scrap-vehicle licences.
- 04:50
Old Mutual’s 2026 monitor says 53% of working South Africans gamble; Tabo Holo warned borrowing for betting, shifting grocery money, or hiding finances are clear signs it has become a problem.
- 05:57
The prison rights group said 44 unnatural deaths in correctional services during the first quarter should alarm Parliament, while complaining the inspectorate is not independent and has become a “cash cow.”